Howling Dagger

Who It Suits

In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name daggers among their preferred weapons:

• Survival Hunter: Polearm, Staff, Axe, Dagger, Sword
• Assassination Rogue: Daggers
• Subtlety Rogue: Daggers
• Discipline Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
• Holy Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
• Shadow Priest: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Mace
• Elemental Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
• Restoration Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
• Arcane Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
• Fire Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
• Frost Mage: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
• Affliction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
• Demonology Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
• Destruction Warlock: Staff, Wand, Dagger, Sword
• Balance Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
• Restoration Druid: Staff, Dagger, Mace
• Devourer Demon Hunter: Warglaives, Swords, Axes, Fist Weapons, Daggers
• Devastation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
• Preservation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace
• Augmentation Evoker: Staff, Sword, Dagger, Mace

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Howling Dagger (item level 44) in item level among Weapon > Dagger, from item level 35 to 38.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Howling Dagger (this item)	44	40	5.3 DPS, +5 Agility, +7 Stamina. World Drop	20 gold on 31 realms
Immaculate Spellblade	38	34	2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop	2 gold on 64 realms
Ghost Shard	38	32	4.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +3 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing	300 gold on 54 realms
Vitreous Beak of Julak-Doom	37	32	2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Mastery. World Drop	250 gold on 51 realms
Chelley's Sterilized Scalpel	37	32	2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +4 Mastery. World Drop	50 gold on 68 realms
Nethander Spellblade	36	30	2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop	25 gold on 51 realms
Mereldar Spellblade	36	31	2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop	24 gold on 69 realms
Thondroril Spellblade	36	31	2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop	22 gold on 56 realms
Blackwolf Spellblade	36	32	2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop	25 gold on 52 realms
Toxidunk Dagger	36	29	4.4 DPS, +4 Agility, +6 Stamina, +4 Haste, +4 Critical Strike. World Drop	3 silver on 71 realms
Seduced Blade	35	30	2.2 DPS, +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop	1 gold on 62 realms

The lowest listed price among them is Toxidunk Dagger at 3 silver in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Howling Dagger among Weapon > Dagger: Sinister Combatant's Spellblade (item level 60), Plundered Twinbarb Shanker (item level 60), Plundered Petrified Kelp Blade (item level 60), Depraved Ritualist's Kris (item level 85) and Reverent Dagger (item level 100).

Nearest lower item levels below Howling Dagger among Weapon > Dagger: Talon of the Tempest (item level 32), Ced's Carver (item level 32), Permafrost Dagger (item level 32), Shadow Dagger (item level 32) and Warpdagger (item level 32).